Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I do not want to undermine the kind of social contract approach that we are trying to build up here. Many people face circumstances during their lives and we are aware of one of them at the moment in which social insurance contributions lapse and so on. I am determined that we do not end up in a position that the contributory principle is extended to such a degree that it in any way undermines people's entitlement to a certain number of benefits I believe should be at the core of a social contract for our country in the coming years.